consumption
Pronunciation:
/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/noun
Definitions
The act of eating, drinking or using.
Example: The consumption of snails as food is more common in France than in England.
The amount consumed.
Example: gross national consumption
The act of consuming or destroying.
Example: The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
The wasting away of the human body through disease.